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GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT TEXAS STARS

GAME PREVIEW: IOWA WILD AT TEXAS STARS

Apr 7, 2026

Iowa Wild (23-33-6-3; 55 pts.) at Texas Stars (35-27-3-1; 74 pts.) 

The Iowa Wild and Texas Stars square off in a Tuesday showdown at 7 p.m. at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. 

WATCH: AHLTV on FloHockey 

LISTEN: 1460 AM and 106.3 FM on KXnO 

ALL-TIME SERIES 

All-Time Iowa Wild Record: 36-42-10-4 (16-24-4-3 at Iowa, 20-18-6-1 at Texas) 

Last Time: Texas took a 6-4 decision over Iowa at Casey’s Center on Jan. 21... Dylan Gambrell, Gerry Mayhew, Jaxon Nelson, and Carson Lambos scored for the Wild... The first nine goals of the game were scored at even strength before Michael Karow scored an empty-net shorthanded goal with 50 seconds to play 

2024-25: The Wild went 3-3-1-1 against the Stars in 2024-25... Ben Jones led Iowa skaters in points (4-8=12)... Samuel Hlavaj finished 1-2-0 against Texas with a 3.56 GAA and a .885 SV%... Antonio Stranges led the Stars with 10 points (5-5=10) against the Wild... Magnus Hellberg went 3-2-0 with a 2.20 GAA and .930 SV% 

TEAM NOTES 

SEASON SERIES: Iowa is 4-1-1 against Texas this season... The Wild have outscored the Stars 6-1 in first periods and 10-6 in third periods... The team scoring the first goal has won five of six meetings 

SPECIAL TEAMS STATS: The Wild have converted on the power play in back-to-back games (3-for-8) and four of the last five contest (6-for-17)... Iowa has allowed four or more power plays twice in the last 10 games 

PLAY BY PERIOD: Iowa has been outshot just once in the last 10 first periods... The Wild have not allowed double digit shots in the first period in five games in a row 

SHOT COUNT: Iowa held Rockford to 14 shots, the second-lowest total of the season (12, Oct. 24 at Texas) in Saturday’s win... The Wild have outshot opponents in nine of the last 11 games 

SEASON SERIES 

  • Hunter Haight is tied with Gerry Mayhew for the most goals against Texas this season (3) and leads the team in points (7) 

  • Dylan Gambrell leads Wild skaters in assists (5) against the Stars 

  • Cal Petersen is 2-1-1 with a 2.51 GAA and a .906 SV% against Texas 

SATURDAY SPECIAL 

  • Riley Heidt tied a career high for points with a goal and two assists against Rockford on Saturday 

  • Will Zmolek scored his first goal of the season against the IceHogs 

  • Caedan Bankier, Ben Jones, and Nicolas Aubé-Kubel all recorded points in back-to-back games 

For more information on Iowa Wild hockey, visit www.iowawild.com. Fans can purchase single-game tickets through the team’s website at www.iowawild.com. Group tickets (10 or more), suites, Wild 365 memberships or premium tickets can be purchased by contacting the Iowa Wild Ticket Department at 515-564-8700 or tickets@iowawild.com. Season tickets for 2026-27 are on sale now. Fans can purchase season tickets for the upcoming season at https://www.iowawild.com/wild-365. 

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